Mah Jongg Tile Set

File Name: WALESWX.TIL
Subject: Weather
Created by: Dick Wales, Leominster, MA

If you live in New England, it's hard not to take some interest in the
weather. I'm always aware of what the weather's like, even if I'm stuck
inside at the office. As I write this on March 2, 1991, it's 62 degrees
(very warm for this date), it's been raining like crazy much of the morning,
and yet I drove to work over snow-slicked roads three days this week. It
will snow again before winter finally ends, I'm sure. We get everything
in New England, from marvelous sunny days to hurricanes, tornadoes, and
blizzards. My California-born sweetheart put it best: "You do MAJOR weather
around here!"

Some pretty interesting weather-related tiles already exist in other sets,
so I didn't hesitate to borrow and modify them for this set. My thanks to
the following people, whom I hope don't mind the use of their tiles:

Nels Anderson for tile 4 (Robin) from BIRDS.TIL (modified)

Mark and Susan Krizer for tile 11 (Cold Thermometer) from ALASKA.TIL
which is one of my favorite tile sets. Tile 10 (Hot Thermometer) is a
modified version of this tile.

The Krizers (again) for tile 15 (Snowflakes) a very nice image!

Luther C. Leverett for tiles 31-34 (Weather Warnings) from SEA.TIL

Nels Anderson (again) for tiles 35-38 (Compasses) from FLAGS.TIL. Tiles
were modified by changing colors. 39-42 are also based on these tiles.
And thanks once again, Nels, for Mah Jongg!

The tiles:

1. Mt. Washington Weather Observatory in heavy fog (Sorry, couldn't resist!)
2. Valley fog
3. Foliage on one of those gorgeous New England autumn days
4. Robin - a sure sign of spring
5. A low pressure system with cold and warm fronts on a map
6. Weather satellite in space
7. New England in a satellite photo with a storm in progress
8. Weather radar image of a very active squall line
9. Weather radar image of a hurricane near the Carolinas (Hugo?)
10. Thermometer in the Southwest
11. Thermometer in the North in Winter
12. Thunderstorm
13. Tornado (note the smaller tornado in the upper left)
14. Dust devil in the desert
15. Snowflakes
16. Lightning over a city at night
17. Geese flying south for the winter in front of the moon
18. Lighthouse (from my own FOLKMUS.TIL)
19. The schooner "Jeannie Teal" (also from FOLKMUS.TIL)
20. High and low tides
21. Sea breeze
22. Land breeze
23. Chimney smoke on a calm morning
24. Chimney smoke rising to meet a temperature inversion
25. Weather vane in an East wind
26. Weather vane in a West wind
27. Spring - looking out the window (is that a robin in the tree?)
28. Summer - looking out the window before going out to enjoy the day
29. Fall - looking out the window as the leaves turn
30. Winter - looking out the window while staying warm inside
      31-32 Weather Warnings - Flags (day) and lights (night)
31. Small Craft Warning
32. Gale Warning
33. Storm Warning
34. Hurricane Warning
      35-42 Compasses (match green to green and blue to blue)
35. East
36. West
37. North
38. South
39. Northeast
40. Northwest
41. Southeast
42. Southwest